This massive collection, over 500 issues of the legendary publications of the US Chess Federation, has been painstaking digitized in high-resolution and every issue is complete - every article, picture and advertisement are shown exactly as they appeared when it was originally published.

The January 1990 Issue of Chess Life Magazine, which features an in-depth write-up on the 1990 Candidates SemiFinals for the right to face World Champion Garry Kasparov. The featured matches were Anatoly Karpov vs. Artur Yusupov and Jan Timman vs. Jon Speelman. Karpov and Timman won, giving them the right to face each other to determine who would face Kasparov for the title.

The April 1990 Issue of Chess Life Magazine contains the special yearbook issue for 1990. Inside, there is a "Golden Guide to Chess", which looks at the players, organizers, officers, and journalists who make up the American chess scene. There is also a look at the first 1000 years of chess.

The July 1993 Issue of Chess Life Magazine features GM Alexander Shabalov, from Latvian, who has burst onto the American chess scene with excellent results. There are also reports on Fischer's 50th birthday, Linares 1993, the 1993 New York Open, and an interview with Anand.

The August 1993 Issue of Chess Life Magazine features newly elected Hall of Fame mebers Pal Benko and former World Correspondence Champion Victor Palciauskas. There are also articles on the movie "Searching for Bobby Fischer", the 1993 Linares super-tournament, and GM Alex Shabalov winning the National Open.

The January 1994 Issue of Chess Life Magazine features the 90th birthday celebration for the Dean of Chess - George Koltanowski. There are also articles on the Kasparov-Short World Championship match, the Karpov-Timman match, the 1993 Annual Rating list and the third part in a series of articles on the SKA Biel Interzonal.

The February 1994 Issue of Chess Life Magazine features the U.S. team winning the World Team Championship in Switzerland. There are games and annotations of the American team's triumph. There are also articles on the Kasparov-Short World Championship match, the Karpov-Timman match, the 1993 FIDE Congress, the Linares super tournament, and the Western States Open.

The July 1994 Issue of Chess Life Magazine has a cover story entitled The Final Sacrifice. Inside there is a tournament report on the record-setting 1994 Linares performance by Anatoly Karpov, who finished with an incredible 11/13 score! There are also articles on the New York Open, the Melody Amber super-tournament, Cannes 1994, and the ACF International(won by GM Wojtkiewicz).

The December 1994 Issue of Chess Life Magazine features Anatoly Karpov on the cover. Inside there are articles on the Lasker-Steinitz match from a century ago, the Last Lloyds Bank Masters tournament in England, the "Heart of Finland" tournament, the 1994 U.S. Open (won by GM Orlov), the 1994 U.S. Junior Championships, and the FIDE Candidates match (won by Salov, Gelfand, and Kamsky).

The February 1995 Issue of Chess Life Magazine features the 1994 U.S. Interplay Championship(won by GM Boris Gulko). There is an in-depth write-up on this event. There are also articles inside on the Intel World Chess Grand Prix tournaments in London and Paris, the Harvard Cup, the Western States Open, and more tournaments.

The March 1995 Issue of Chess Life Magazine has articles on the 1994 Interplay U.S. Championship, won by GM Boris Gulko. There are also articles on Gennady Sagalchik winning the GM title and GM Dmitry Gurevich winning the American Open.

The May 1995 Issue of Chess Life Magazine has a cover entitled The Men Who would Be King. The pictures of Anand, Karpov, Kamsky, and Kasparov are shown around this title. Inside there are articles on the tournament at Cannes, the 1995 Bermuda Open, and the Land of the Sky.

The June 1995 Issue of Chess Life Magazine looks at the secret life of Hal Stone, a chess enthusiast and illustrator for the New York Daily News. There are articles on the 1994 U.S. Amateur Team Championships and the Pan-Pacific International.

The July 1995 Issue of Chess Life Magazine looks at the U.S. Amateur Team Playoff won by Brooklyn College. There's also a look at 10 year old Master, Vinay Bhat, and a tribute to the late, great Mikhail Botvinnik, who passed away in 1995 at the age of 83.

The September 1995 Issue of Chess Life Magazine looks at the 1995 USCF Charity Chessathon. There is an article on this anti-drug event. There is also a tournament report on the 1995 National Scholastic Championships.

The October 1995 Issue of Chess Life Magazine has a cover entitled Red Wing, 1990. It is art by Samuel Bak. Inside there are articles on the 1995 New York Open(won by GM Pavel Blatny), the U.S. Amateur tournaments, and the 1995 World Open(won by Alex Yermolinsky).

The November 1995 Issue of Chess Life Magazine has a cover article entitled Dato Tan: World's Richest Amateur, profiling a billionaire who is an avid chess enthusiast and player. There is also an article remember the late, great Mikhail Botvinnik. Also there are articles on the U.S. Junior Championship and the 1995 World Open(won by GM Yermolimsky).

The January 1996 Issue of Chess Life Magazine takes an in-depth look into the 1995 PCA World Championship, won by Kasparov over Anand. There are also tournament reports on the 1995 World Junior Championship, the U.S. Class Championship, the U.S. Senior Championship, and the Hamburg Chess Festival.

The February 1996 Issue of Chess Life Magazine features the chess art of Mark Kostabi, who designed many sketches of chess, particularly during the 1995 World Championship match between Kasparov and Anand. There are also articles inside on the FIDE Congress and on the World Championship match.

The March 1996 Issue of Chess Life Magazine looks at GM Patrick Wolff's 1995 U.S. Interplay Championship victory. There are also articles on the American Open, won by Igor Ivanov, and a look at former World Champion Max Euwe.

The April 1996 Issue of Chess Life Magazine contains the 1996 Yearbook. There are also tournament reports on the Harvard Cup, the Pan-Am Intercollegiate, the Interplay U.S. Championship, and an article on Karpov making an appearance at the Disney Rapid Chess tournament.

The May 1996 Issue of Chess Life Magazine features on the cover the title James Todd: What Price Victory?. There are articles by Anatoly Karpov, Larry Evans, Pal Benko, Joel Benjamin, and Lev Alburt, among others.

The July 1996 Issue of Chess Life Magazine features GM Dmitry Gurevich and his domination in the 1996 U.S. Masters. There are also tournament reports on the 1996 New York Open and the San Francisco International.

The September 1996 Issue of Chess Life Magazine looks at the 1996 U.S. Interplay Chessathon. There are tournament reports on the 1996 U.S. Amateur Championships, the 3rd Hawaii International, and the Pinfork Grand Prix.

The October 1996 Issue of Chess Life Magazine features the winners of the 1996 U.S. Interplay Championship, GM Alex Yermolinsky(men) and Anjelina Belakovskaya(women). There is an in-depth writeup of it inside. There are also articles on the 1996 Chicago Open(won by GM's Kaidanov and Fishbein) and on the tragedy of Paul Keres.

The November 1996 Issue of Chess Life Magazine takes a look at the Dean of American Chess, George Koltanowski. There are articles and tournament reports inside on the 1996 World Open (won by GM Alex Yermolinsky), the Dortmund super tournament, an interview with Yermolinsky, and the U.S. Interplay Championships (also won by Yermo).

The January 1997 Issue of Chess Life Magazine has a cover story entitled From Scrap Iron to Art - Abana. This talks about the Abana Chess Set, put together by blacksmiths. Inside there is an article on this interesting concept. There are also articles on The Continental Open(won by Serper), thew Governor's Cup, and the Dallas Pinfork Grand Prix.

The April 1997 Issue of Chess Life Magazine has a picture of Mickey and Minnie Mouse on the cover with a title that reads Mickey, can you spare $6,000 for a chess set?. There are articles inside on Alexander Ivanov winning the Novag Grand Prix, Irina Krush's 2nd place finish at the 2nd annual "Mickey for Kids" FIDE World Championship for children under 14, and also the 1996 USCF Yearbook.

The May 1997 Issue of Chess Life Magazine looks at the effort of Anatoly Karpov and Senator Ted Kennedy to get chess in the schools and on the internet. Included inside are articles on the 1997 Pan-Am Championships, the 1996 North American Open, the 1996 Eastern Open, won by FM Emory Tate, and Tal Shaked earning his first GM norm.

The June 1997 Issue of Chess Life Magazine features the return match of Man. Vs. Machine between World Champion Garry Kasparov facing silicon-monster super-computer Deep Blue. There are also tournament reports on Bermuda, Groningen, Cannes, and Las Palmas.

The July 1997 Issue of Chess Life Magazine featurs the 1997 Super Nationals. There are also articles on chess super-computer Deep(er) Blue, the super-strong 1997 New York Masters featuring 61 GM's(!!!), and the U.S. Masters.

The August 1997 Issue of Chess Life Magazine pays tribute to one of the most influencial figures in chess history, Miguel Najdorf, who died in 1997. There are also articles on the 1997 U.S. Amateur Champions and the Maurice Irvin Chess Festival.

The November 1997 Issue of Chess Life Magazine has a title on the cover called Herculean Labors , which discusses the 1997 Florida State Championship. There is also an article on Karpov, and an article on some of the games of the 1997 U.S. Championship.

The December 1997 Issue of Chess Life Magazine features yet another title for GM Arthur Bisguier. This time it's the 1997 Senior Open. There is also an interview with Joel Benjamin and an article on the remarkable performance of GM Sergei Movsesian to win in Hamburg 1997 with an incredible 8.5/9 score.

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